Holder for dental x-ray films



L. A. J. HAWKINS. HOLDER FOR DENTAL XRAY FILMS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10 1921- EASfiQh Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

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Application ill-ed. May l0, 1921 1'30. 468 :5144

(m /110F101)? if "l 7 it's-M peee in the illustrated example of the inven- Be it lillOvfli that 10m a pm" i. screws binning iii screw citizen oi the Unieeil Si ZHiQS, en' hols l3 an eml 0f the bedj, l9- the (lent n in the county 0? a into the recess 11 to ZiliflSi? 5 and one, have i.. ihe toot-h and thereby grippin me teeth and .(JltlG-l" for 5 between the said. screws and 1e opposite Film bhe lellmi'mg H18 0?": said recess 11" i7l( 11. A film helrler has :1 shape to eoziierm t0 invention the particular keet to be suhjeetml t6 the i0 tieni and holding (lei ital w-my and; is adapted to e simpehe'ei on fie the taking of photographs 0 body 10 for posifilioning the film. ln i i .1 es 1 to 3 the film holder comprises The general object. 0f ehe invent" n elongated hraekei arm extending laterally provide device in the lIlCllCdtu 2 m the bed 10 and having hUOl-liltG mem mid means fix; secure it en :1 teeth. to he gen; 16 i ii iy at, th (mtg m siippoi't thereon to thereby pi. r the inner end which adapt the bi'aeiie n time the film f0:- the t. l demehahly engage OPU-GSlhQ site picture. a backing plate 17 101" a. film i The invention has for .l'l is provided 430 (letechahly he 20 to pifovide a device of the 1, a 1 on the body 10. tea" as Well. as; Various film heliling; means '50 the erzzeket arm has a l;

adapted thereto, that hefilei' of {L given :1 plurality of concave 19 i2 fevidecl type may be positioned on "he device acin the bottom of a longitudinal slei- 29 cording to he pz-utieular teeth to uhformed in the body 1C at the end pesi be 'l to the X-reyza the clamp scr w 12. i 521 is i 3; he had to the accompany adapted to enter (me 03 a plurality i serew ing Gm. 1 9 iniing part of this specifiholes 22 formed in the body 10 in a? exit cation, it being understood that the drawwith the eeats 19 to clamp the Ella. 18 ings 1;.erely illustrative 0f one example med elite one 01' the ether 0" Said e 01 the L. e Holes 2E2 are prefei'ahly formed in the bod 10 in elinemen? with the hole; l e? L we 55 .1 plan View (if ,0 posimuni helm-12x11 shown in lE-igure 1; picture of the molars. i2. m'odme Figure 3 is a rear elevation 0f the amine shown. in, 'Q'ure 5 z iilapt Ll to pesition the .0 an arranged in Fi: res 1 mai 1 i n film holder Li and the iln for i Figure 4- is a longitudinal VG! In said. sure on the lime eP-l, Figure 2; bracket arm 25' is reimne l Figure 5 is :1 plan View of the heck of (l hruzl 5" he form im eieinen's vi? la i h hiiieie l m 4 embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since manifestly the same canbe considerably varied Without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the ap ended claims.

Iaving thus described my invention, I claim l. A device of the class described having tooth-engaging supporting means adapted to be clamped to a tooth and having film-hold ing means positioned relatively to the supporting means for disposing the film 1n photographing relation to the teeth to be pictured.

2. A device of the class described adapted to have a support adapted to be clamped to a tooth to hold the device in position, and a film holder projecting laterally therefrom to position the film adjacent to the teeth to be photographed.

3. A device of the class described, having means to positively secure it in position on the teeth in the mouth, and having means to detachably secure a. film holder for photographing the teeth. I

4. A device of the class described having clamp means to secure the device to a tooth,

film-holding means, and means to detachably 'means to hold the shank on secure the film-holding means transversely disposed for the photographing of teeth adjacent to the holding tooth.

5. A device of the class described having clamping means the teeth in the mouth, a detachable film holder thereon, and means to secure said holder in position extending at either side of the device.

6. A device of the class described having tooth-engaging means to secure the device to a tooth, a seat on said device accessible from either side of the device, and a film holder having a shank adapted to be entered onto said seat at either side of the device, and

the seat.

7. A device of the class described having a tooth-engaging clamp at its outer end to securely clamp the device on the teeth, a transversely disposed seat remote from said clamp, a laterally disposed film holder having a member accommodated on said seat, and means to detachably fasten said member in position.

8. In a film holdin and means for clamping the film holder to a tooth.

LEE ANDREW J. HAWKINS.

to'secure it in position to device, a film holder, I 

